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Ph.D. Biotechnology | R&D Specialist | 15 Years in Academia & Research | Industrial Expert in Molec. & Microbial Biotech

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🔬 Biotechnology Expert | R&D Consultant | Academic & Industrial Specialist I am a Ph.D. in Biotechnology with over 15 years of academic, research, project management and industrial leadership experience as an R&D Manager. My expertise spans molecular biology, microbial biotechnology, bioremediation, biofertilizer/fertilizer (formulations) development, and bioprocess optimization, with a strong focus on sustainable innovations and environmental biotechnology. Core Expertise: ✔ Molecular & Microbial Research – Genetic characterization, strain optimization, and biotechnological applications. ✔ Bioprocess & R&D Optimization – Industrial-scale development of bio-based solutions. ✔ Environmental Biotechnology & Bioremediation – Application of microbial and molecular tools for pollution control and ecological restoration. ✔ Field Research & Farmer Community Engagement – Direct interaction with agricultural stakeholders to develop sustainable, science-driven solutions. ✔ Scientific Writing & Consulting – Peer-reviewed article writing, grant proposals, and research supervision. ✔ Advanced Analytical Techniques – TEM, CLSM, PCR, and biochemical assays. ✔ Postgraduate Research Supervision – Successfully mentored and supervised 30+ MPhil/Master’s students in their thesis research. With multiple peer-reviewed publications and extensive hands-on experience in both academia and industry, I offer consulting, technical writing, and project development services. Let’s collaborate to drive impactful biotechnological advancements! 📩 Feel free to connect for research collaborations, consultancy, or scientific writing projects.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Agronomy & Crop Science
• ★ Environmental Biotechnology
• ★ Agricultural Biotechnology
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Industrial Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiological Assays
• ☆ Agricultural Microbiology
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Microarrays
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Protein Sequencing
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Scanning Probe Microscopy
• ☆ Agricultural Engineering
• ☆ Agricultural Technology
• ☆ Soil Science
• ☆ Weed Management
• ☆ Plant Biotechnology
• ☆ Organic Farming
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Pollution Control & Waste Management
• ☆ Hazardous Waste Management
• ☆ Water Pollution
• ☆ Environmental Remediation
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Biodiversity
• ☆ Microbial Ecology
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Phylogenetics
• ☆ Information Retrieval
• ☆ Data Storage
• ☆ R

Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Work Experience

Assistant Professor / Associate Professor

Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Lahore

November 2019 - Present

Assistant Professor

University of Sargodha

February 2017 - Present

Manager R & D

Crystalline Chemical Industries

March 2018 - October 2019

Assistant Professor (Contractual)

Universsity of Sargodha

February 2017 - February 2018

Education

PhD (National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) )

Pakistan Institute of Engineen and Applied Sciences

January 2010 - October 2016

Certifications

• Project Formulation Workshop

  Pakistan Science Foundation

  August 2023 - Present

• Certificate of Citation and Literature Management Using Mendeley Software

  University of Lahore

  January 2023 - Present

• National Training Course on Modern Techniques in Biotechnology

  National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

  April 2016 - Present

• Training Workshop on Electron and Confocal Microscopy

  National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

  December 2011 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Naqqash, Tahir, Malik, Kauser Abdullah, Imran, Asma, Hameed, Sohail, Shahid, Muhammad, Majeed, Afshan, Arshad, Muhammad, van Elsas, Jan Dirk (2024). Isolation and characterization of <i>Rhizobium</i> from non-leguminous potato plants: New frontiers in <i>Rhizobium</i> research . Biology and Fertility of Soils.

Naqqash, T., Malik, K.A., Imran, A., Hameed, S., Shahid, M., Hanif, M.K., Majeed, A., Arshad, M., van Elsas, J.D.(2024). Isolation and characterization of Rhizobium from non-leguminous potato plants: New frontiers in Rhizobium research . Biology and Fertility of Soils. 60. (3). p. 307-325.

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Naqqash, Tahir, Aziz, Aeman, Babar, Muhammad, Hussain, Syed Bilal, Haider, Ghulam, Shahid, Muhammad, Qaisrani, Muther Mansoor, Arshad, Muhammad, Mancinelli, Roberto, et al. (2022). Lead-Resistant <i>Morganella morganii</i> Rhizobacteria Reduced Lead Toxicity in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> by Improving Growth, Physiology, and Antioxidant Activities . Agriculture.

Naqqash, T., Malik, K.A., Imran, A., Hameed, S., Shahid, M., Hanif, M.K., Majeed, A., Iqbal, M.J., Qaisrani, M.M., van Elsas, J.D.(2022). Inoculation With Azospirillum spp. Acts as the Liming Source for Improving Growth and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Potato . Frontiers in Plant Science. 13.

Naqqash, T., Aziz, A., Babar, M., Hussain, S.B., Haider, G., Shahid, M., Qaisrani, M.M., Arshad, M., Hanif, M.K., Mancinelli, R., et al.(2022). Lead-Resistant Morganella morganii Rhizobacteria Reduced Lead Toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana by Improving Growth, Physiology, and Antioxidant Activities . Agriculture (Switzerland). 12. (8).

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Naqqash, Tahir, Malik, Kauser Abdullah, Imran, Asma, Hameed, Sohail, Shahid, Muhammad, Majeed, Afshan, Iqbal, Muhammad Javed, Qaisrani, Muther Mansoor, van Elsas, Jan Dirk (2022). Inoculation With <i>Azospirillum </i>spp. Acts as the Liming Source for Improving Growth and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Potato . Frontiers in Plant Science.

Imran, A., Hakim, S., Tariq, M., Nawaz, M.S., Laraib, I., Gulzar, U., Hanif, M.K., Siddique, M.J., Hayat, M., Fraz, A., et al.(2021). Diazotrophs for Lowering Nitrogen Pollution Crises: Looking Deep Into the Roots . Frontiers in Microbiology. 12.

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Imran, Asma, Hakim, Sughra, Tariq, Mohsin, Nawaz, Muhammad Shoib, Laraib, Iqra, Gulzar, Umaira, Siddique, Muhammad Jawad, Hayat, Mahnoor, Fraz, Ahmad, et al. (2021). Diazotrophs for Lowering Nitrogen Pollution Crises: Looking Deep Into the Roots . Frontiers in Microbiology.

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Babar, Muhammad, Saif-ur-Rehman, Rasul, Sumaira, Aslam, Kashif, Abbas, Rameesha, Athar, Habib-ur-Rehman, Manzoor, Irfan, Naqqash, Tahir (2021). Mining of halo-tolerant plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and their impact on wheat<i> (Triticum</i><i> aestivum</i> L.) under saline conditions . Journal of King Saud University - Science.

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Naqqash, Tahir, Imran, Asma, Hameed, Sohail, Shahid, Muhammad, Majeed, Afshan, Iqbal, Javed, Ejaz, Shaghef, Malik, Kauser Abdullah (2020). First report of diazotrophic <i>Brevundimonas</i> spp. as growth enhancer and root colonizer of potato . Scientific Reports.

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Malik, Kauser Abdullah, Hameed, Sohail, Saddique, Muhammad Jawad, Ayesha, Fatima, Kaneez, Naqqash, Tahir, Majeed, Afshan, Iqbal, Muhammad Javed, Imran, Asma (2020). Growth stimulatory effect of AHL producing <i>Serratia</i> spp. from potato on homologous and non-homologous host plants . Microbiological Research.

Naqqash, T., Imran, A., Hameed, S., Shahid, M., Majeed, A., Iqbal, J., Hanif, M.K., Ejaz, S., Malik, K.A.(2020). First report of diazotrophic Brevundimonas spp. as growth enhancer and root colonizer of potato . Scientific Reports. 10. (1).

Hanif, M.K., Malik, K.A., Hameed, S., Saddique, M.J., Ayesha, Fatima, K., Naqqash, T., Majeed, A., Iqbal, M.J., Imran, A.(2020). Growth stimulatory effect of AHL producing Serratia spp. from potato on homologous and non-homologous host plants . Microbiological Research. 238.

Qaisrani, M.M., Zaheer, A., Mirza, M.S., Naqqash, T., Qaisrani, T.B., Hanif, M.K., Rasool, G., Malik, K.A., Ullah, S., Jamal, M.S., et al.(2019). A comparative study of bacterial diversity based on culturable and culture-independent techniques in the rhizosphere of maize (Zea mays L.) . Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 26. (7). p. 1344-1351.

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Qaisrani, Muther Mansoor, Zaheer, Ahmad, Mirza, Muhammad Sajjad, Naqqash, Tahir, Qaisrani, Tahira Batool, Rasool, Ghulam, Malik, Kauser Abdulla, Ullah, Saleem, Jamal, Mohammad Sarwar, et al. (2019). A comparative study of bacterial diversity based on culturable and culture-independent techniques in the rhizosphere of maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) . Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences.

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Ilyas, Shehbaz, Khan, Azhar Abbas, Khan, Arif Muhammad, Shabir, Ghulam, Hassan, Zeshan, Abbas, Gul, Shahs, Amin (2019). Assessment of genetic diversity of medicinal plants by RAPD markers . Zeitschrift fur Arznei- und Gewurzpflanzen.

Muhammad Kashif Hanif, Afshan Majeed, M. Kaleem Abbasi, Sohail Hameed, Sumera Yasmin, Tahir Naqqash, Asma Imran(2018). Pseudomonas sp. AF-54 containing multiple plant beneficial traits acts as growth enhancer of Helianthus annuus L. under reduced fertilizer input . Microbiological Research. 216. p. 56--69. Elsevier {BV}

Majeed, A., Kaleem Abbasi, M., Hameed, S., Yasmin, S., Hanif, M.K., Naqqash, T., Imran, A.(2018). Pseudomonas sp. AF-54 containing multiple plant beneficial traits acts as growth enhancer of Helianthus annuus L. under reduced fertilizer input . Microbiological Research. 216. p. 56-69.

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Majeed, Afshan, Abbasi, M. Kaleem, Hameed, Sohail, Yasmin, Sumera, Naqqash, Tahir, Imran, Asma (2018). <i>Pseudomonas</i> sp AF-54 containing multiple plant beneficial traits acts as growth enhancer of <i>Helianthus annuus</i> L. under reduced fertilizer input . Microbiological Research.

Naqqash T, Hameed S, Imran A, Hanif MK, Majeed A and van Elsas JD (2016) Differential Response of Potato Toward Inoculation with Taxonomically Diverse Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria. Front. Plant Sci. 7:144. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00144 .

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Ul Islam, Qamar, Tareen, Sheraz (2016). Frequency of Systemic Risk Factors in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy . Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.

Naqqash, T., Hameed, S., Imran, A., Hanif, M.K., Majeed, A., van Elsas, J.D.(2016). Differential response of potato toward inoculation with taxonomically diverse plant growth promoting rhizobacteria . Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. (FEB2016).

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Naqqash, Tahir, Hameed, Sohail, Imran, Asma, Majeed, Afshan, van Elsas, Jan Dirk (2016). Differential Response of Potato Toward Inoculation with Taxonomically Diverse Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria . Frontiers in Plant Science.

Hanif MK,Hameed S, Imran A,NaqqashT, Shahid M and Van Elsas JD (2015) Isolation and characterization of a β-propeller gene containing phosphobacterium Bacillus subtilis strain KPS-11 for growth promotion of potato (SolanumtuberosumL. Front. Microbiol.6:583. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.00583 .

Hanif, M.K., Hameed, S., Imran, A., Naqqash, T., Shahid, M., Van Elsas, J.D.(2015). Isolation and characterization of a β-propeller gene containing phosphobacterium Bacillus subtilis strain KPS-11 for growth promotion of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) . Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. (JUN).

Hanif, Muhammad Kashif, Hameed, Sohail, Imran, Asma, Naqqash, Tahir, Shahid, Muhammad, Van Elsas, Jan D. (2015). Isolation and characterization of a β-propeller gene containing phosphobacterium <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> strain KPS-11 for growth promotion of potato (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.) . Frontiers in Microbiology.